For us non-AF guys following this, is the assignment of a/c aligned with the completion of training and the service obligation?
I went through flight school with a guy who was married to another aviator, and she got winged first. The assignments were coming down and they told him he was getting a plane that was not based on the same coast as his wife. He had 3 or4 more flights left in the training syllabus. He went into the CO's office and told the CO that he could give him a different a/c, or he'd take the one he was given if the CO could work with the detailer to get his wife moved (she had just PCS'd like 6 months prior), or my buddy was going to DOR. In this case his motivation was staying at least on the same coast as his wife for a 3 year assignment. Pretty ballsy, but it worked out for him.
Point is, is dropping out of UPT an option for guys after aircraft assignment?
Is there any talk of dropping back the 10 year service obligation? A 3-4 year obligation would be appropriate for being stuck riding a desk.